What is Synergy?

SYNERGY is the only digital school radio station designed and manufactured for use in schools and further education across the UK. An Integrated Digital Broadcast Centre, SYNERGY combines the functionality of a state of- the-art broadcast mixer, with sophisticated PC-based playout, automation, streaming and editing tools. Synergy makes radio in education easy.

The system has been designed to be:

•    Straight forward to use and quick to learn for pupils and teachers.
•    Easy to train sympathetic to users abilities and learning styles.
•    Operated by all users without any previous broadcast experience.
•    Suitable for a full cross-section of ages and abilities.
•    A learning tool, applicable to a wide range of curricular subjects and extra-curricular remits.

SYNERGY has been developed from extensive background research into how radio and broadcasting can be used effectively within an educational context. As a result key design features are tailored to the learning needs of pupils and prevent possible technological pitfalls of implementing similar projects in schools.

These features include:

Touch screen technology Caters for kinaesthetic learners and prolongs attention span plus broadening accessibility.

Intuitive Environment Colour coding, ‘drag and drop’ controls and context sensitive menus to aid learning and retention.

Non-Windows Environment Overcomes PC literacy with a non-threatening context for learning applicable IT skills.

On-screen Information All the facilities to ‘sound like the professionals’ with what to say and when to say it.
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About Clyde Broadcast

Clyde Broadcast is the company behind Synergy who over the past 20 years have designed and built every national commercial radio station in the UK, including such national names as Heart FM, Talksport, Clyde 1 and Absolute Radio to name just a few.  Over the past 5 years we have been at the forefront building, supplying and training Schools, Colleges and Universities in implementing School wide radio facilities.

Clyde Broadcast are the designers and manufacturers of Synergy. We have over 20 years experience in the design and manafacture of radio studios and products. For more information about our commercial products please visit Clyde Broadcast.

What it Achieves

SYNERGY school radio projects can be used to address a wide-range of key aims within schools making every individual project different in one school from the next.

There are four key areas of benefit, which apply to all schools:

Communication - Addresses issues through a new medium that speaks in a language that pupils, parents and teachers can understand and relate to.

Attainment - Develops core-skills, enlivens curricular subjects for various learning styles and implements positive changes in behaviour within specialist groups.

Ethos - Differentiates schools with a project that empowers pupils to liaise with teachers and the community contributing to the school body.

Enterprise - A practical demonstration of enterprise in education as an in-house business, acting as a focus to create links with local/national businesses and to raise sponsorship and the profile of the school.